Local Sports

June 20, 2014

The Swiss Days 3-on-3 basketball tournament returns to the South Adams High School gyms immediately after the big race on Saturday, July 26.
The cost to play for each team is $30 per team (if paid by July 20) and the maximum players per team is four. Any registrations delivered after July 20 will cost teams $40 including the date of the event. This double elimination tournament will include four divisions: upper boys (HS and up), upper girls (HS and up), lower boys (6th-8th grade), and lower girls (6-8 gr).

June 19, 2014

The 2014 Cross Creek Golf Camp held their annual tourney at the end of their experience on the course throughout June.
The divisions included girls in groups of 8-9 years old, 10-11, and 14-15, while the boys were split into 7-10 year olds, 10-11s, 12-13s, and 14 and older.

June 13, 2014

YORKTOWN— Bellmont golf ended their season on Friday night as did South Adams' Cal Clouser at The Players Club Golf Course, the site of IHSAA regional boys golf.
While Muncie Central officially hosted the regional event, Yorktown High School made themselves at home on a course they played several times this year capturing the top honors with a team score of 302 strokes.

June 12, 2014

THE RIGHT KIND OF ATTITUDE— Bellmont’s Bailee Hankenson stands with four-year coach Carl Risch after winning the Mental Attitude Award at last Friday night’s IHSAA state track meet. The Squaws finished off another unbelievable season under Risch ending in ninth place as a team thanks mostly to the points from Hankenson in the meet. (Photo provided)

June 11, 2014

The Northeast Hoosier Conference and the Allen County Athletic Conference each released their All-team lists this week as all three county schools were honored for their play.
Bellmont, finishing 3-4 in the NHC, drew just one player on the first team list while also nabbing a pair of selections to the honorable mention lists.

June 10, 2014

ROARING ACROSS THE FINISH LINE— The Monroe Lions 5K overall winners are shown above, Karly Prichard and Thomas McNamara, as they produced the top times for the men and women during the race on Saturday, June 7. Other men and women’s division winners will be shown in tomorrow’s sports. (Photo provided)

June 6, 2014

JUST GETTING WARMED UP— Bixler Insurance’s Carter Thomas (#2) prepares for a day on the mound in youth league Thursday. Bixler’s downed Krueckeberg Express 9-8 in the only game at Rube Wynn. (Photo by Dylan Malone)

June 3, 2014

By

Joe Spaulding

With entries in five events at the IHSAA girls state finals in track Friday evening, Bellmont coach Carl Risch says he believes his Squaws have a chance at finishing among the top 10 in the team standings.
Following the girls action on Saturday will be the boys state finals with Bellmont having the only entrant from Adams County in Cam Bienz in the high jump.

June 1, 2014

By

Dylan Malone

MONROE— Both Adams Central and South Adams advanced to the sectional baseball semi-finals on Saturday but neither would make it to the championship slate as Canterbury topped Woodlan, 1-0, in their first year in the 2A class.
Central drew the Cavaliers of Canterbury after downing Bluffton last week in the opening round and a dramatic catch in left field made the difference between extra innings and a loss for the Jets in game one, 2-1.